The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-19

road. which is becoming quite feeder to the
Monon.
The c., l., St L. & G. took nearly 10 per
cent. of the east-bound business out OF Chicago
last week.
District Passenger Agents w. B. Jerome and
o. E. jenkins. of the New York Central road, are
TO be in the city<o-day
Should gas be found at Irvington the c.. St.
L. & P. company will sink well at their shops
in the eastern part OF the city.
The present is rather fatal month for freight
train brakemen, eight having been killed on In
diana roads since the LIST OF May.
Geo. Brecount general agent of the L., n. A.
& C.. is so much improved in health that he was
at his Office for short time yesterday.
The stock holders of the j.. NJ. g. /. road held
their annual meeting yesterday, and elected the
old board OF directors, with Geo. Roberts at the
head
Ten carloads Of people were yesterday hauled
from Terre Haute to this city. over the Van
daiia, in two hours and ten minutes, including
stops.
Last month 200 tons of new steel was laid in
the Indianapolis & vincennes track, and for sew
eral months to come the same amount will be
laid each month.
One of the officials high in authority on the
Pennsylvania lines, saws their settled policy for
the future is to pay ticket agents good salaries
and abolish commissions altogether.
President Roberts and several of his subordi
nate officials are this week inspecting portion OF
the Pennsylvania system. 1t Is understood that
they will Tot come as far west az indianapolis.
Train No. 10 over the Decline and the Wander
bilt lines. east of Cleveland is making the run
from Indianapolis to Boston in twenty eight and
one half hours. the best long run at SO high speed
IN. the country.
The United Express company has closed a
long time contract to DO the express business
over the Lake Erie & Western road The Pa
cifc Express is practically frozen out of Indian
apolis by this deal
The Baltimore & Ohio is said to be gradually
Withdrawing it's business west-bound from the
OHIO 6 Mississippi and turning it over to the q,
lis and further west
Inventors of freight train brakes to work by
hand power have apparently abandoned the field
and within few years at furthest freight
trains will be handled by air brakes as commonly
as passenger trains now are.
Receiver McNulta, of the Wabash, has given
orders that the bridges on the line be thoroughly
over hauled and bridges erected where
needed as fast practicable. In all cases iron
or steel bridges are to be put in.
The earnings of the C.. C.. c. & l. road for the
month of April were 1905. $40: increase over cor
responding period, 1885, $50, 1876. The earnings
of the l.. B. & w. for April were $l78, 708; in
crease over earnings, 1886, So.
Rates gradually declining in all directions
whenever the tariffs are fixed Indianapolis,
especially is benefited by the decline Our
merchants and manufacturers are getting lower
rate than ever before, especially on the higher
classes OF freight.
The West Shore fast-freight line is still shut
out of Indianapolis The C., Fl. g. d. people
showed a willingness to let the line work in here
over their road from Hamilton. but the two
other fastfreighr lines which reach the same
points that the West Shore does objected.
Already twenty-three miles of new steel rails
have been put in the Terre Haute 81 Peoria
road formerly the Illinois Midland), and iron
for forty five miles additional has been pur-
chased and will be put in fast 1t is dellv-
cred The bridges the line in excellent
condition.
Harry Crawford has been called to New York
nv he 81 Ind oad to
confer regarding the extension of ths line fur
Their westward. He favors building on the old
grade west of Lebanon to Waveland where con-
nection will be made with the T. H. & L. dvis-
ion of the Vandala. Beyond that point to
Montezuma. the road-bed is also partially graded.
While indianapolis lines suffering in their
grain traffic. they are doing good miscellaneous
business. Passenger earnings foot up favorably,
and it is predicted that most of the Indiana
roads will this month, as in April. show a hand
some excess in earnings over the corresponding
period of 1886 Better results even are looked
for in June, should the business situation and
the crop outlook continue favorable.
This week the Erie Express Company took
the express business Of the Chicago & Atlantic
the United States company Withdrawing On
Monday the American Express withdrew from
the Pittsburg, gainesville & Fairport road and
the Pttsburg and Western Express succeeded
it. The rumor is again current that the C.. B.
& @. WILL within few weeks, do the express
business over the 5000 miles of road they con-
troll The movements in the Baltimore e. Ohio
railroad deal are watched closely. it is be-
lieved that the Adams Express Company will in
herIt their express business as the road
passes under the control of another syndicate
Holders of life passes the Grand Rapids e
Indiana road persist in riding on them. The
Continental Improvement Company, which built
the road, issued quite a number to secure rights
of way The Pennsylvania Company, now oper-
ating the road. demand the return of the passes,
owing to the provisions of the new law. III. r.
Duva, vice-presIdeut and general manager of
the Florida Railway and Navigation Company,
states that none of the homogeneous Of the
Southern roads construe the law regarding
passes does the Pennsylvania Company. If
the officials think person is entitled to pass
the pass is cheerfully granted just as before the
interstate law went into effect.